OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW 4052 ... - District of Mission

development, cluster development) which reduce the built footprint, ineffect, protecting rural land and creating opportunity for more recreationallands. Part II, Chapter 5, Improving Community Facilities and Servicesprovides policies to support the protection and management of recreationallands. Partnerships among Mission, the Fraser Valley Regional District andother stakeholders, have been, and will continue to be critical to protectingand managing parks, recreational areas and open spaces, and ultimately,improving livability.Mission is well situated from an economic development perspective suchthat it is in close proximity to Vancouver and neighbouring GreaterVancouver Regional District (GVRD) municipalities, as well as theCanada/U.S. border. One of the goals of the Regional Growth Strategy is to“Achieve Sustainable Economic Growth”. The OCP echoes this goal andincludes economic development policies in Part II, Chapter 3, Strengtheningthe Local Economy which support the objective of achieving a strongeconomy that sustains a diversified balance of local and export based jobsand businesses in different sector areas.One of the goals of Choices for Our Future is “Manage Water, EnergyResources, and Waste Responsibly”. The Regional Growth Strategy statesthat responsible water, energy, and waste management will occur throughpublic awareness, innovation and local solutions, and inter- and intraregionalinfrastructure coordination. Part II, Chapter 6, Enhancing Mobilityand Part II, Chapter 7, Providing for Infrastructure reflect this understandingthrough policies that support public awareness, including the sharing of BestManagement Practices, collaborative efforts among different levels ofgovernment, and policies that support a reduction in energy use through theland use decisions that support transportation alternatives.Achieve Sustainable EconomicGrowthManage Water, EnergyResources, and WasteResponsibly1.9 Plan OrganizationThe Mission Official Community Plan is organized into three Parts: Part I -Introduction, Part II - Policies and Part III - Implementation. The Appendixconsists of the Development Permit Areas. The different parts of the Plan aredescribed below.Part I – IntroductionThe introduction to the Plan provides an overview of the Plan Update Projectand the Official Community Plan that resulted from the process. This Partprovides background on the District of Mission and the Fraser ValleyRegional District, outlines a Vision for the future development of Missionand explains the overall goals of the new Plan.The public participation process used to engage the public in the preparationof this Plan is described and the content requirements of Official CommunityPlans, according to the Local Government Act, are defined.District of MissionOfficial Community Plan – adopted July 28, 2008Introduction17